Despite caring for animals, most people use products tested on lab-animals daily, and rarely consider the implications of their choices for animal testing. We experimentally examined across four preregistered and high-powered online studies (total = 3405) whether categorizing animals as being lab-subjects, in a context where people are also reminded of the implications of their own consumer choices, could lead to their mind denial. Findings confirmed that participants consistently denied mind to animals used for product testing compared to those same animals presented outside of this context. Manipulating the perceived suffering experienced by laboratory animals and the responsibility of individuals, however, did not affect the extent of mind denial. Our findings suggest, consistent with previous work, that categorizing animals as ‘furry test-tubes’ changes how we perceive them, in order to rationalize their use for testing the products we consume on a daily basis.

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无意识的毛茸茸的试管：将动物归类为实验室对象会导致他们的思想否认


尽管关心动物，大多数人每天都使用在实验动物身上测试过的产品，很少考虑他们的选择对动物测试的影响。我们通过四项预先注册的高效在线研究（总计 = 3405）进行了实验检验，在提醒人们自己的消费者选择的影响的情况下，将动物归类为实验室受试者是否会导致他们的思维否认。研究结果证实，与在这种情况下出现的相同动物相比，参与者始终否认用于产品测试的动物。然而，操纵实验动物所经历的感知痛苦和个人的责任并没有影响心灵否认的程度。我们的研究结果表明，与之前的工作一致，将动物归类为“毛茸茸的试管”会改变我们对它们的看法，以便合理地使用它们来测试我们日常消费的产品。